Posts by Brad Gill
16-Point Non-Typical From Lamar County
Matt Rivers, of Newnan, killed a gnarly looking 16-point buck with his bow in Lamar County on Oct. 3. “We don’t have any idea how to score him,” said Matt. “I’ve had people tell me 180, 190, 200.” Matt is talking about gross inches of antler, but when it comes to a net score, there’s…
Read More11 Photos: Coyote Attack On Talbot Buck Caught On Trail Cam
I’ve heard some say that a coyote won’t mess with a healthy, big-bodied buck. That’s might true for about 99% of coyotes, but then there’s that 1%… The below series of 11 trail-camera photos of a Talbot County coyote getting after a buck on the afternoon of Sept. 1. The photos were sent in by…
Read MorePumpkin Head Buck Spotted In Cobb County
We’ve said it a thousand times since GON started in 1987: Weird things happen in the woods. The latest crazy story that rolled into our [email protected] email box was several photos of a Cobb County buck with what appears to be a pumpkin stuck on its head. GON subscriber Phil Crane, of Powder Springs, was…
Read MoreGON’s Trophy Room – October 2020
Georgia Outdoor News loves sharing the accomplishments of others. Some months we’ll receive hundreds of pictures of happy hunters and anglers every year who just want to share their accomplishments. We are truly blessed that so many loyal Georgians think enough of GON to share with us about what they’ve accomplished. Welcome to GON‘s Trophy…
Read MoreT-Bone Collects 160 Inches Of Troup County Bone
Hunting personality Travis “T-Bone” Turner, of Hogansville, is the latest Georgia hunter to knock down a Pope & Young class buck in what is looking to be a stellar year for Georgia archers. Although Travis spends much of his hunting season traveling the country, he cut his teeth in the Georgia woods of Troup County.…
Read MoreHuge Georgia Gators
Gator season won’t officially close until Oct. 5, but this season already has been highlighted by some really big gators. Most of these giant lizards have come from the 220 tag holder who drew Lake Seminole. We’re not sure how many 12-plus-foot gators live in this south Georgia reservoir, but there appears to be no…
Read MoreHey Kids, Watch For Weird Things In The Woods
Alright kids, the picture to the right came across my desk the other day, and it was way too weird not to share with you. It’s a trail-camera picture of a doe that appears to have swollen cheeks. To me, she looks like she has huge wads of bubblegum in both sides of her mouth.…
Read MoreCaught On Video: Georgia Hunters Untangle 8-pointers, One Partially Eaten By Coyotes
Greg Gaston had a close encounter with a nice buck recently, although it wasn’t the sort of encounter he was hoping for this deer season. Greg and two friends had to break up two Jefferson County bucks locked together while fighting on the afternoon of Sept. 21. By the time they discovered the bucks, one…
Read More‘Chipmunk Deer’ Likely Infested With Arterial Worm Larvae
A deer in Walton County with hugely swollen cheeks has a chipmunk-like syndrome, according to R.G. Baker, long-time subscriber to GON. “I saw a deer in my back yard that looked as if it were a chipmunk with stuffed cheeks,” said R.G. “The first time I saw it I thought it was an optical illusion,…
Read MoreLamar County Deer From 1971 Surfaces
Gaines Abernathy admits that in 1971 at the age of 15 he didn’t know much about deer hunting. And little did he know he would kill a deer that 50 years later would be in the top-15 all-time for bucks taken in Lamar County. “My good friend and I had begun deer hunting the year…
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